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| Gloria Swanson With Mask |
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| Artist: | Charles Sheldon |
| Date: | 1915-1920 |
| Medium: | Pastel on paper |
| Dimensions: | 24" X 20" framed 11.5" X 9.5" artwork |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Presumably calendar art |
| Price: | $3500.00
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| Above: Double matted and gallery framed view |
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| Above: Detail of pastel |
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| Above: Artist's signature lower right |
An exceptional pastel rendering of a Gloria Swanson in blue glamorous Follies showgirl manner by Charles Sheldon. Pastel is double matted and framed in a museum quality carved wood frame.
Swanson posed for Sheldon in these Follies costumes, and was one of his more vibrant sitters, embodying the charm and wild life of the roaring 20s. Below, for reference is a photograph Sheldon took of Swanson during the sitting.
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| Above: A Charles Sheldon photograph of Gloria Swanson posed for this pastel |
Here is a very similar image by Sheldon that was used as a calendar image, circa 1930.
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| Above: Printed tintogravure Brown & Bigelow "The Glorified American Girl " |
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